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Mobammed gets bis wisb; but
not until tbe 29tb pic/e by
tbe Uta/y jazz. Arizona’s
Mike Bibby takes a back—

seat to Olowokandi.

By Dave German
Stu/'7“ II ’ri'ter

Life is full of risks.

Nazr Mohammed took a risk
that was life or death to his bas—
ketball career by signing with an
agent.

If he did not get drafted then
he could not return to UK but if
he did get drafted then he would
begin to fulfill his lifelong dream
of laying in the National Bas-
ketball Association.

After three long hours of
waiting Mohammed heard those
sweet words he had been waiting
to hear from NBA commissioner
l)avid Stern all night.

“And with the 29th pick of the
NBA draft the Utah Jazz select
Nazr Mohammed froin the Uni—
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He was not expected to wait
nearly that long though. NBA
scouts predicted he would be
chosen in the first halfof the first
round, definitely not the final
pick of the first round.

But by the smile spread
across Mohammed’s face as he
crossed the stage to shake
Stern's hand you would not have
known he had gone through any
stress.

“It has always been a dream of
mine to play in the NBA. (While
I was waiting) Antoine just told
tne to keep my head up."
Mohammed told Ted Turner
Network‘s Craig Sager.

Instead of joining his old UK
comrads Antoine \Valker, Ron
Mercer, Walter McCarty and
former coach Rick Pitino;
Mohammed landed a potential

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spot on a championship con-
tendin team.

Mo atnmed already has won
one of the two championshi s he
has layed in college. And) the
Jazz [have been in the NBA finals
the past two years. The jazz
sport two of the “NBA‘s 50 best
players" in Karl Malone and
John Stockton.

Asked by Sager how would
feel to play alongside a player
like Malone?

“I am excited. I would like to
win another one, (champi-
onship). I am happy to have the
chance to play on a veteran
team."

Mohammed will bring a lot to
the table if he should make the
team and not be dealt to another

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New budget targets

By Kim Glenn

(flmrrI/vmnig II 'rm'r

Most students know how
financially straining college can
be, especially since it seems as if
someone is a ways coming tip with
new demands for your money.

UK President Charles
\Vethin ton faces a similar situa-
tion wit the university‘s budget.

Last May. the Kentucky Gen.
eral Assembly passed the Ken—
tucky Postsecondary Education
Improvement Act of 1997. The
highly publicized focal point of

the bill was the decision to make
the University of Kentucky a
top 20 research university.

Substantial fundin is needed
to accomplish the goal. and UK's
budget for next year reflects the
new directive.

()ne ofthe crowning jewels of
the nearly $1.1 billion budget is
increased funding for research
cnhancetnent.

Last month the Council on
l’ostsecondary Education (CPR)
approved eight million dollars
from the Research Challenge
Trust Fund to be spent in sup-

research,

port of l I programs which coin-
tnand national recognition.

'lhis money set aside for
research is the “single most exciting
aspect of this budget." said

\Vethington in a statement earlier
this month. It is thought that
enhancing these rog'rams will help
UK climb onto t at top 20 tier.
Another key to bettering the
university is attracting top—notch
faculty with competitive salaries,
For that reason the budget pro—
vides SIIH million for an avera e
salary increase of four percent flir
tnain campus faculty members

faculty and students

and $300,000 for faculty at Lex-
ington Community (Iollege. The
raises are based on merit.

Main campus faculty mem-
bers earn an average of “8.660
in wagesirWif‘B/n of their coun«
terparts at L'K’s benchmark uni-
versities, which include schools
like Purdue L'niversity and the
Ohio State University.

Although [K has taken the
challen e of becoming a premiere
rcsearcb institution. it is not
neglecting its undergraduates.

“\Ve must not forget that the
University of Kentucky must

meet the needs of 17,000 under-
graduates students." \Vethmgton
said in his introductory letter to
the budget. “\Ve must tena-
ciously strive to provule an excel —
lent undergraduate education for
our students."

5&4 million has been approa
pnated to fund student-friendly
projects such as improvements in
Seaton (Ienter. upgrading class-
room and instnicttonal et uipment
and the enhancement oft e Merit
Scholarship Program.

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Students needed for study

Soy may provide some diabetics
a safiar alternative to protein

By Jessica Coy
Editor In Chief

What do hamburgers, soy and
blood flow have in common?
They all affect the kidneys of
sotneone with diabetes.

“People with diabetes have a
30 percent chance of developing
kidney disease, which can lead to
dialysis or transplants," said
James Anderson, UK professor
of medicine and clinical nutri—
tion. “Learning to protect the
kidneys is very important for
people with diabetes.”

Anderson said that when a
person with diabetes eats a ham—

burger, the blood llow to their
kidneys increases by 50 percent
because their kidney has to work
overtime to process the raw pro-
tein.

But preliminary studies have
shown that when the same per-
son eats a soy patty containing
the same amount of protein,
blood flow to the kidneys did not
increase, which reduced the
stress on the kidneys.

These findin s are the basis
for a study fumFed by the High
Carbohydrate High Fiber Foun-
dation and Protein Technologies
International.

The study is designed to
monitor the effects of soy pro-

tein in preserving the kidneys of

subjects with Type 1, or insulin
dependent diabetes.

Anderson said that people
with diabetes tend to consume
more protein than normal
because they are trying to eat
less carbohydrates in order to
keep their blood sugar down.
But he said the increased protein

works their kidneys harder
which can damage them in the
long run.

“One of the main goals of this
study is to work with the subjects
in regulating their diets," Ander-
son said. “It is so easy to substi—
tute soy milk for regular milk or
soy patties for hamburgers, and
it’s very beneficial to the body.”

Anderson is looking for vol-
unteers between the ages of 18
and 40 who have had diabetes for
at least 10 years.

The study will last 16 weeks.
For the first eight weeks, partici-
pants will be given soy substi~
tutes in lieu of their normal pro—
tein intake.

The second half of the study
will allow subjects to return to
their normal diets.

Tammy Hanna, a graduate
research assistant working on the
study said that the eneral health
of the kidneys willie monitored
throughout the study by testing
blood and urine samples.

The study is set to begin in
earlyJuly. Anyone interested in
taking part in the study should
call 257-4058.

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betic between the ages 0! 18-
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diabetic for at least ten years

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VBENEFITS: Free physical
evaluation, including EKG, as
well as free diet and iiiestyie
counseling.

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Budget

New budget does

not neglect students
From PAGE 1

Another highlight of the bud-
get is the increase in financial aid.
Students will see aid grow by l 1.7

percent—the exact amount by
which the CPF. raised tuition.
However, it appears as if the
state is not being as generous
with the money it contributes to
the cost of operating UK. The
amount of state support has
decreased again for the eighth
year in a row to a low of $294. 7
million.
Debbie McGuffey, the

Director of Communications

 

 

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